50 Cent Threatens Beat Down on Kanye West For VMA Outburst

Bad boy rapper 50 Cent was in Toronto yesterday where he did an interview with Much Music, Canada's equivalent to MTV. Of course, he was questioned about his opinion on Kanye West's VMA outburst, where he rudely...

Lil Wayne And Lauren London Announce Lil'er WEEZY

Lauren London and Dwayne Carter welcomed their healthy baby boy into the world on 09-09-09 Dwayne "lil wayne" Carter announced that he is the father of a new baby boy, lil'er Weezy, with actress, Lauren London....

Roxanne Shante Story Uncovered As Hoax: No Ph. D and Warner Cash

Roxanne Shante's Cinderella hip-hop story was reported earlier this summer by Walter Dawkins for NYDailyNews.  In the article, Roxanne Shante tells a story of her rise to an Ivy League education from her...

Kelis Gives Birth to Baby, Knight Jones, Nas to Pay $44,000/month

In what is quickly becoming a messy hip-hop celebrity break-up, R&B singer Kelis will receive $44,000 a month in child support payments from her former husband, rapper Nas (Nasir Jones). Kelis gave birth to their baby boy, Knight Jones, on Wednesday in New York. Nas...

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch MCA Cancer Announcement: Tour Canceled

The Beastie Boys have canceled all of their scheduled upcoming concerts and delayed the release of their next album due to Adam "MCA" Yauch's cancer treatment.  In a YouTube video posted on the band's website...

Lil Wayne Sleeps Through Concert in Bahamas: Sued for $432,000

Lil Wayne is being sued for $432,000 for sleeping through a recent concert in the Bahamas. But Weezy wasn't simply delivering his trademark incomprehensibly drowsy flow in front of an audience, the rapper was asleep...

Jay-Z's New Single 'D.O.A.' Declares 'Death of AutoTune'

Jay-Z's new single "D.O.A." hit the internet late on Friday to much acclaim and Twitter-love.But it's a bit ironic that Hova's new single "D.O.A." is not an acronym for 'Dead on Arrival' but instead a bold declaration hailing the "Death of AutoTune".The maligned, if...

Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' Release Date Set for September 11th

I see you jockin' Jay-Z / jockin' Jay-Z... The almighty hip-hop icon Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 has finally set a release date — the album will drop September 11, 2009 — exactly 8 years to the day after the release of...

Bling Meltdown: Recession-Ruined Rappers Resort to Rented Jewelry

When Jacob the Jeweler is getting calls from rappers requesting custom cubic zirconia crosses, you know the economy is tanking.Don't call it a comeback, call it a bling meltdown. " In an attempt to keep up...

Nas and Kelis Divorce With Baby on the Way

Nas and Kelis are getting a divorce, just over four years after they were married. The hip-hop power couple's break-up was initiated by Kelis, who is said to have filed a divorce petition citing irreconcilable...

Kid Cudi Signs with Motown, Gets Own Record Label 'Dream On'

Talk about Day 'N Nite — not only is up-and-coming Cleveland, Ohio rapper Kid Cudi not retiring from music, he's going in entirely the opposite direction, having just signed a deal with Motown/Universal to release...

Kanye West Appears as 'Gay Fish' on South Park

Kanye West was satirized by the ever-scathing animated series South Park on Wednesday, in which he appeared as a gay fish. "A gay fish just can't live in the outside world forever," he declared, before diving into...

Rock the Bells 2009 Lineup: Nas, Common, The Roots to Headline

Hip-hop's heavyweights are gathering again for the 2009 edition of the Rock the Bells tour, with Nas, Common, and The Roots scheduled to headline the rap fest's proceedings. Other artists picked to play include a...

The Roots’ New Album 'How I Got Over' To Be Released in June

Contrary to previous claims that Philadelphia's finest live hip-hop act The Roots might retire from making their own music and touring, now that they've locked down day jobs working their house band gig on Late Night...

Eminem's 'We Made You' Video: A Big Comeback or Just Self-Parody?

So Mr. 8 Mile, Marshall Mathers, has been out of the rap game for a while now, but lately he's been stirring up the interwebs with snippets and leaked tracks from his forthcoming album, Relapse, which was originally...

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